Sustainable buildings are an enormous benefit for building owners, occupants, and the environment. Take an active role in helping reduce greenhouse gases, thus slowing the effects of global warming. Spray polyurethane foam insulation and roofing, because of its efficacy as an air sealer and waterproofing agent, has the potential to be a key component of the durability maganement strategy for a building. The high R-Value and performance charecteristics of spray foam contributes to energy efficiency of a building.
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Lowest Cost Re-Roofing
95% of the Time
Highest performance all the time
Imagine a roofing system that provides more than 20 years of leak-free performance with little-to-no maintenance. Imagine that same roof giving you improved building energy efficiency, the industry’s best severe weather resistance and the lowest lifecycle cost.
Now imagine installing it directly over your existing roof and saving labor, hassle, disposal costs and the environment all at once.
Low lifecycle cost,
Low-maintenance, leak-free,
and Energy efficient
Studies conducted by Structural Research Inc. for the National Roofing Foundation, Texas A & M University, Michelsen Technologies, LLC and the National Roofing Contractors Association show that SPF roofing systems:
Offer the lowest lifecycle cost
Provide 20 to 30 years of low-maintenance, leak-free performance
Install directly to existing substrate in almost all retrofit situations, reducing costs and landfill waste
Improve building energy efficiency through superior insulation properties and elimination of thermal bridging
Provide the highest wind uplift and severe hail resistance in the industry
Are sustainable through recoating
Insulation is not Enough
Improve energy efficiency by 40%
Building scientists agree that you need an air barrier to make a building truly energy efficient. That's because up to 40 percent of conditioned air escapes through the cracks, gaps and holes that exist in the envelope of the average American building.
When air leaves the building, it takes moisture and pollutants along for the ride, contributing to premature deterioration, mold and mildew.
Reduce air leakage by up to 83 percent
A study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows continuous air barrier systems reduce air leakage by up to 83 percent, for potential gas savings of greater than 40 percent and electrical savings greater than 25 percent.
Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Michigan mandate air barrier systems under their Commercial Energy Codes. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) will mandate air barriers under Addendum z to Standard 90.1-2004.
To meet these standards, an air barrier system must:
Have an air permeance rating less than 0.004 cfm/ft2
Be continuous throughout the building envelope
Have interconnected, flexible joints
Be able to withstand positive and negative wind pressures without displacement
Be durable enough to last the life of the building
Residential Applications
An environmentally friendly home is a great benefit for builders, occupants, and the environment. Take an active role in helping reduce greenhouse gases, thus slowing the effects of global warming. By properly sealing a home the amount of oil that is needed to produce electricity and the carbon admitted into the environment is greatly reduced. Spray polyurethane foam insulation, because of its efficacy as an air sealer and waterproofing agent, has the potential to be a key component of the durability maganement strategy for a home. In addition to adding durability, spray foam contributes to projects' achievement of high levels of energy efficiency because of the high R-value per inch and the performance characteristics of foam.
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